"mata" meaning in Portuguese

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Noun

IPA: /ˈma.tɐ/ Forms: matas [plural], matta [alternative]
Rhymes: -atɐ Etymology: From Old Galician-Portuguese mata, possibly from Late Latin matta (“reed mat”). Etymology templates: {{inh|pt|roa-opt|mata}} Old Galician-Portuguese mata, {{der|pt|LL.|matta|t=reed mat}} Late Latin matta (“reed mat”) Head templates: {{pt-noun|f}} mata f (plural matas)
  1. woods, forest (collection of trees) Tags: feminine Categories (lifeform): Woods Synonyms (woods): floresta Derived forms: mata ciliar, mata de galeria, mata de terra firme, mata de várzea, mata primária, mata secundária, mata virgem Related terms: desmatado, desmatador, desmatamento, desmatar, desmate, matagal, mato
    Sense id: en-mata-pt-noun-A7mh7Zt6 Disambiguation of Woods: 51 14 26 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈma.tɐ/
Rhymes: -atɐ Etymology: Deverbal from matar. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|pt|matar}} Deverbal from matar Head templates: {{pt-noun|m|-}} mata m (uncountable)
  1. (Portugal, games) dodgeball Tags: Portugal, masculine, uncountable Categories (topical): Games Synonyms: jogo do mata
    Sense id: en-mata-pt-noun-u9MLIKGM Categories (other): European Portuguese, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Portuguese deverbals, Portuguese nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Topics: games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈma.tɐ/
Rhymes: -atɐ Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
  1. inflection of matar:
    third-person singular present indicative
    Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: matar
    Sense id: en-mata-pt-verb-3QUs7QEo Categories (other): Pages using lite templates Disambiguation of Pages using lite templates: 0 1 0 4 2 1 8 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 2 5 0 1 2 1 1 1 1 5 1 4 8 1 3 1 3 4 8 1 1 0 1 0 1 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 1
  2. inflection of matar:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular Form of: matar
    Sense id: en-mata-pt-verb-hkF4gDRd
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "ipa": "/ˈma.tɐ/"
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      "sense": "woods",
      "word": "floresta"
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